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lit up a gloomy Whitewater Stadium with the race of his life.Clarke not only won
Britains first Olympic medal in the mens K1 since Campbell Walsh at Athens 2004
but secured gold in a time of 88.53 seconds.A jubilant Clarke was stunned by his
success. I just cant really put it into words, he said. Im just so made up.I
have so many amazing memories of this sport and this just tops all of them in
one day.Clarke admitted his new status as Olympic canoe slalom champion was one
to savour.It has a nice ring to it, he told BBC Radio 5 live. Everything pieced
together so nicely. I knew I was capable but to put down that run in the Olympic
final, it is a dream come true.I have spent a lot of time here, I know this
course like the back of my hand and it has paid off.There has been lots of ups
and downs but it is just fantastic When I woke up I struggled to have breakfast
I was so nervous with all the emotions. I thought if it goes to plan I could
come away with a medal but to be Olympic champion it is something you dream
about.Clarke was happy with the way his performance gained momentum throughout
the competition.I wanted to build through the rounds. I had a very good
qualification, second [in the heats] and third in the semifinals and then I knew
that at the right time it would come naturally.I kind of just held it all
together and came away with the gold medal.After moving into the gold medal
position Clarke faced an agonising wait until his Olympic title was confirmed
while the final two competitors had their runs.It was very difficult. I was on
edge but Id done my job and I cant control what they do. I knew I had a bronze
and from there it was the silver and then it was the gold, its just so amazing.
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ST. PAUL, Minn -- If it were up to Team USA architect Dean Lombardi, the players
who make up the American roster that will compete in the upcoming World Cup of
Hockey would have more than a short training camp to bond.Theres some jealousy
in the general managers voice when he points out the fact that the 1996 World
Cup-champion American team had a month to golf, bond and come together before
winning it all.Thats not the case this time around. Its two frickin days, he
said. Were not going to mess around.To help prepare, Team USAs management and
coaching staff spent time in Minnesota before camps finalizing plans to try to
repeat the success of 96. At the conclusion of the meetings, Lombardi chatted
with ESPN.coms Craig Custance about the upcoming tournament:ESPN.com: What was
the focus of the meetings in St. Paul?Lombardi: Obviously, with the five or six
coaches, we had a couple of things to do. One, we gave them an overview on what
our philosophy was in terms of selecting the team. As we all know, there are
almost no wrong answers when you put together a team with this much talent.I
thought it was good for [Team USA head coach] John [Tortorellas] assistants to
understand what our thinking was. And then the second thing was Johns area --
putting a team of top players together. Its critical that guys accept their
roles. Also, when you essentially have an All-Star coaching staff it can be
beneficial -- or you can end up with a gong show.Its the same thing as your
team. It was important that [Tortorella] designate the [coaching] roles and make
their responsibilities clear. Each guy started putting that together.ESPN.com:
You mentioned your philosophy in putting together this roster. Theres been
criticism of how you built this team ...Lombardi: When isnt there?ESPN.com:
Yeah, but you took on more risk than others in some of your player selections.
Does that add more pressure on you?Lombardi: Using 96 as a model, its no
different than putting together an NHL team. We made it very clear -- all the
work I did prior to it, going through it last August in those preliminary
meetings -- that this had to be about team and identity.?So much went into this
that you cant begin to explain, but that said you have to stay within a certain
theme and philosophy. We could have gone another direction philosophically; I
just come back to the word identity. I thought [identity] was critical if we
were going to win this thing.?This was a lot harder than I thought. Forget the
size of the staff we had -- we had a lot of scouts out there. Youre splitting
hairs. It really had to be about team because there were so many good players
and there wasnt a lot of separation.
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great experience. I didnt think it was going to be this difficult. We had to
micromanage. We got down to the final one, we sat tighter and it was so close.
You come back -- who fits right in? Whats the character? Will they fit into the
team? That was always your tiebreaker.ESPN.com: How they fit in with the team
was the tiebreaker?Lombardi: Yeah. Thats the other thing that was frustrating.
The team in 96 was together for 30 days. We tried to do [team-bonding] things
and werent allowed to because of the union. We cant afford to waste time. You
cant have any maintenance. Its too short a tournament. You have no
preparation.ESPN.com: Theres a belief that you built this team specifically to
beat Canada. Is that a fair conclusion?Lombardi: Yeah. I mean, theyre the best.
Who are we kidding? You want to be politically correct? No, theyre the best. Its
like right now, youve got to beat the [Pittsburgh] Penguins. Thats just the way
it is. There are really good teams but theyre clearly always the favorite going
in. So, yeah.ESPN.com: So how big is the gap right now between Canada and the
U.S.?Lombardi: Its kind of funny. You look at the young guys coming -- it goes
in cycles ... I think there are some areas, without getting into it, why you had
to go back to team and identity [when picking players]. A lot of people, the
whole idea, thats coming with the center ice. One of the things we asked
ourselves ... who is the top [center]? You know? Now you are seeing a few coming
like Jack Eichel.ESPN.com: But now you dont have access to the top young
American centers because theyre playing for Team North America.Lombardi: Yeah.
Even Canada went through a period where its No. 1 defenseman since Chris Pronger
wasnt there, and then boom, Drew Doughty and Alex Pietrangelo come along. Back
then, the Americans had the [top] defensemen, if you looked at it closely.It
goes in cycles. The fairly obvious biggest thing is the middle doesnt have the
top [guys]. That said, a guy like Joe Pavelski?is one of the top players. He
finally got his recognition this year. If you were playing against him, you know
how good this guy is. Its not totally fair to say this guy is not a No. 1
center.ESPN.com:?He has to be your captain, right?Lombardi: John [Tortorella] is
going to take care of that. You can try to pump it out of him.Editors note: Joe
Pavelski was named Team USAs captain on Wednesday.
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